HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The sinking of the Lusitania
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The Zimmerman Telegraph
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Unrestricted submarine warfare
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All the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare in the spring of 1917 provided the final straw for US politicians, and America declared war.
Detailed explanation-2: -President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, elected in 1933, was convinced, however, that America would eventually have to take a stand against Nazi Germany. As Hitler began his march of conquest, Roosevelt searched for ways to aid the Allies without violating American neutrality.
Detailed explanation-3: -During World War II, the United States began to provide significant military supplies and other assistance to the Allies in September 1940, even though the United States did not enter the war until December 1941.
Detailed explanation-4: -Americans were deeply divided about the European war, and involvement in the conflict would certainly disrupt Progressive reforms. In 1914, he had warned that entry into the conflict would bring an end to Progressive reform. “Every reform we have won will be lost if we go into this war, ‘’ he said.